So I finally got my Dimebucker pickup (Seymor Duncan SH13 Dimebucker), three days ago. Set me back 150eur. However, when I tried it out for the first time after getting home, I was disappointed. I'd expected it to just blow me away. I only noticed a somewhat more punch in the tone, but not anything extraordinary -- like you would expect from a pickup with that pricetag. It basically sounded like my old Ibanez humbucker pickup that came with the guitar. I mean, the treble wasn't any different... doing pinched harmonics wasn't any easier, and the harmonics sure didn't sound any different. I was expecting to be able to squeel the paint off my walls with this badboy. It's a Dimebag pickup after all.
As you probably can see, I'm pretty new to this kind of stuff (only having played for a bit over a year), so basically I figured it was my amp that was holding the pickup back.
However, I had a talk with a friend of mine earlier, and I told him about my experience with the pickup, and what kind of amp I use (Line 6 Spider II 30W), and he said the amp isn't what's holding the pickup back, but that I probably just have to "figure out the proper tones". At the time, I didn't feel like making him explain how I'd go about doing that, as that would probably leave me even more clueless. So, instead, I'm gonna ask you guys: did I just get ripped off? Or do I have to, as my friend said, "figure out the proper tones", and if so, how do I do that?
The guitar I play on is an Ibanez SZ320, if that helps anything.
Seriously, any help is much appreciated.
As you probably can see, I'm pretty new to this kind of stuff (only having played for a bit over a year), so basically I figured it was my amp that was holding the pickup back.
However, I had a talk with a friend of mine earlier, and I told him about my experience with the pickup, and what kind of amp I use (Line 6 Spider II 30W), and he said the amp isn't what's holding the pickup back, but that I probably just have to "figure out the proper tones". At the time, I didn't feel like making him explain how I'd go about doing that, as that would probably leave me even more clueless. So, instead, I'm gonna ask you guys: did I just get ripped off? Or do I have to, as my friend said, "figure out the proper tones", and if so, how do I do that?
The guitar I play on is an Ibanez SZ320, if that helps anything.
Seriously, any help is much appreciated.
